{"id":"bfd200d1-5157-4f1c-81c4-597b0375709f","task":"Provision a virtual card for a single-use purchase and then close it after settlement","domain":"lithic.com","steps":["Create a single-use virtual card via POST /v1/cards with type SINGLE_USE; Lithic automatically closes the card after the first transaction clears","Retrieve the card's PAN, CVV, and expiry via GET /v1/cards/{token} immediately after creation — these details are only fully returned at creation time","Pass the virtual card details to the payment form or merchant API for the intended one-time purchase","Monitor the transaction via webhook (transaction.created and transaction.updated events) to confirm the authorization and settlement complete","If the card was not used, explicitly close it via POST /v1/cards/{token} with state CLOSED to prevent any future unauthorized use","Reconcile the transaction against your internal order record using the token and merchant fields in the transaction payload"],"gotchas":["SINGLE_USE cards on Lithic close after the first settled transaction, but a pending authorization may hold the card open briefly; do not assume the card is closed until you receive the settlement event","Full card PAN details are only returned in the creation response; subsequent GET calls return a masked PAN — store details at creation if needed for downstream use","Lithic charges a card creation fee per card on some program tiers; validate pricing before provisioning large volumes of single-use cards"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T10:09:55Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/bfd200d1-5157-4f1c-81c4-597b0375709f"}